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Malvolio stands before the countess Olivia, whom he believes to be in love with him, in this 19th century engraving of a scene from "Twelfth Night" by R. Staines. Credit: UTC Library Condemn, c. 1400: ...

Despite decades of research since the inception of the discipline known as artificial intelligence, it was November 2022 that marked the point at which people the world over began to pay attention.

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Kinnock at Labour’s party conference in Blackpool in 1986. Credit: Alamy The oft-repeated observation that the Labour Party owes “more to Methodism than Marxism” annoys Neil Kinnock, who served as the ...

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Robert Prevost's election as Pope brought hope to reformers. But will he push for peace and resist ultra-conservative influence? Pope Leo XIV visits the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.

The Autumn 2025 issue of New Humanist is on sale now! This issue is all about how the battle over space – playing out unseen above us – concerns us all. In the latest edition of our "Voices" section, ...